Silent Spring

by Springer, Nikki

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Title Statements

Full title :Silent Spring / Nikki Springer.

Summary

"Rachel Carso©n';s 1962 Silent Spring is one of the few books that can claim to be epoch-making. Its closely reasoned attack on the use of pesticides in American agriculture helped thrust environmental consciousness to the fore of modern politics and policy, creating the regulatory landscape we know today. The book is also a monument to the power of closely reasoned argument--built from well organised and carefully evidenced points that are not merely persuasive, but designed to be irrefutable. Indeed, it had to be: upon its publication, the chemical industry utilised all its resources to attempt to discredit both Silent Spring and Carson herself--to no avail. The central argument of the book is that the indiscriminate use of pesticides encouraged by post-war advances in agriculture and chemistry was deeply harmful to plants, animals and the whole environment, with devastating effects that went far beyond protecting crops. At the time, the argument directly contradicted government policy and scientific orthodoxy--and many studies that corroborated Carso©n';s views were deliberately suppressed by hostile business interests. Carson, however, gathered, organised and set out the evidence in Silent Spring in a way that proved her contentions without a doubt. While environmental battles still rage, few now deny the strength and persuasiveness of her reasoning."--Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2017.
Edition:First edition

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Taylor and Francis
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2017.

The Physical Object

Description:96 pages ; : [approximately 23-29] cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9781912302352, 1912302357, 9781912127450, 1912127458
oclc:ocn993554251
LC Classification:TD196.P38
Dewey Decimal:628.529

Subjects

Carson, Rachel Environmental impact analysis environmental impact statements Environmental protection Environnement -- Études d'impact Environnement -- Protection Pesticides -- Environmental aspects Silent spring (Carson, Rachel)